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Massachusetts Community AIDS Resource Enhancement (MassCARE)

MassCARE (Massachusetts Community AIDS Resource Enhancement) is a statewide program which provides access to coordinated, comprehensive, family-centered, culturally and linguistically competent medical care, social service support and peer services for women, infants, children and youth living with HIV and their affected family members. MassCARE promotes early identification and enhances available care in a community-based setting with an HIV medical home approach. It is funded under Part D of the Federal Ryan White Program and is located at Federally-qualified community health centers in five sites.

Key Components of MassCARE

Medical and care coordination services offered by a multidisciplinary team of health care providers

Access to HIV-related medical care, clinical trials, primary care and support services in a community-based setting

Case management, including care coordination to ensure HIV positive infants, children, youth, and women are linked to early HIV care and support services

Technical assistance to help providers provide high quality care to pregnant women and adolescents who are HIV positive or at-risk for HIV infection

Peer Services, including one-to-one and support groups for HIV positive women and youth

MassCARE Community Sites

MassCARE Consumer Programs

Federation for Children with Special Needs, Charlestown (for women and families)

MassCARE’s target population who are eligible for services are women of childbearing age, infants, children and youth living with HIV and their affected family members, and those at risk, especially youth.